RADIO
Andy Dalton is a fantasy football waiver wire pickup option for quarterbacks. Target him as a free agent add off waivers for Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season.
BALLER MOVE: Add in Superflex Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 0.1% of Yahoo Leagues
ANALYSIS: The Carolina Panthers have made a change at the quarterback position. Bryce Young is heading to the bench after two awful performances to start the season, with Andy Dalton taking over under center beginning this week against the Las Vegas Raiders. Fantasy players in standard-size superflex or two-quarterback leagues should add the veteran off the waiver wire.
Sources: The #Panthers are benching former No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young and starting veteran Andy Dalton beginning this week.
Coach Dave Canales has repeatedly said “Bryce is our quarterback.” But with the season quickly slipping away, Canales decided to make a change. pic.twitter.com/jTYawQCi2C
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 16, 2024
Dalton is far from the savior the Panthers need and isn’t the long-term answer at the quarterback position. However, he was productive in his lone start last year, totaling 23.5 fantasy points. The veteran completed only 58.6% of his pass attempts for 361 yards and two touchdowns. Fantasy players should consider him a low-end QB2 option in superflex leagues.
More importantly, the switch at quarterback could mean there are better days ahead for Diontae Johnson, Adam Thielen, and the team’s other pass catchers. While fantasy players shouldn’t start any Carolina pass catchers in Week 3, Johnson and Thielen are solid buy-low candidates.
More Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups
Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Josh Downs, Darnell Mooney, Cooper Kupp Fantasy Football Outlooks
The wide receiver position sees a lot of variability in scoring week-to-week, meaning there's a ton of waiver activity as fantasy managers pick up and drop wideouts in anticipation of them being fantasy-relevant assets. Indianapolis Colts WR Josh Downs, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Darnell Mooney, and Seattle Seahawks wideout Cooper Kupp have all had fantasy-relevant […]
Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Bam Knight, Tyjae Spears, Tyler Allgeier Fantasy Football Outlooks
Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season brought a historic number of blowouts. Only one game so far has been decided by one score, and it was between the Jets and Bengals. That benefited some of the league's workhorses, with Jonathan Taylor, James Cook, Saquon Barkley, and Breece Hall all exceeding 30 PPR points this […]
Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Tez Johnson, Chris Godwin, Xavier Legette Fantasy Football Outlooks
The NFC South has a trio of wide receivers, Tez Johnson and Chris Godwin (fibula) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Xavier Legette of the Carolina Panthers -- that are interesting considerations for waiver wire pickups in Week 9. While Godwin missed Week 8 with a leg injury, both Johnson and Legette played, to varying […]
Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Oronde Gadsden II, Harold Fannin Jr., Colston Loveland Fantasy Football Outlooks
As we continue to make our way through the bye week portion of the season, every fantasy manager's depth is tested. If you've had to scramble for tight end options over the last few weeks or are looking for help to get through the next few weeks, a few rookie tight ends have emerged as […]
Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Tre Tucker, Alec Pierce, Chimere Dike Fantasy Football Outlooks
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Tre Tucker, Indianapolis Colts wideout Alec Pierce, and Tennessee Titans WR Chimere Dike are three players likely on the roster bubble in many fantasy football leagues. They're unlikely to have much value in shallower leagues, as none of them are their teams' starting receivers, but they could be valuable to […]
Download Our Free News & Alerts Mobile App
Like what you see? Download our updated fantasy football app for iPhone and Android with 24x7 player news, injury alerts, rankings, starts/sits & more. All free!
Check out RotoBaller's famous fantasy football draft sleepers and waiver wire pickups list, updated regularly!
